Ppolo k mai or Thorny ppoloSolanaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, extinct; Molokai, extinct; Lnai, extinct; Maui, extinct; extant only on Hawaii Island)NatureServe: Critically ImperiledHawaii Island (Cultivated)EtymologyThe Latin generic name Solanum is derived from solor or solatus, comforter, for some plants in this genus that were used medically, specifically S. nigrum, once used to treat epilepsy.The Latin epithet incompletum, lacking parts, in reference to the flowers.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/
Ppolo or Nelson's horsenettleSolanaceae (Nightshade family)Endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsStatus: VulnerableOahu (Cultivated); Midway Island formEtymologyThe Latin generic name Solanum is derived from solor or solatus, comforter, for some plants in this genus that were used medically, specifically Solanum nigrum, once used to treat epilepsy.The specific epithet, nelsonii, is named on behalf of David Nelson, a botanist who traveled with Captain Cook on his third voyage of discovery in 1779 and collected more than 130 plant specimens from Mauna Loa, Hawaii Island.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Solanum_nelsonii
Solanum triflorum Nutt. ( Cutleaf Nightshade; Solanaceae ) Johnson County WyomingIMAGE OF PLANT FROM A DISTANCE TO DISPLAY THE ENVIRONMENT THE PLANT WAS FOUND INThis Cutleaf Nightshade plant found growing in a natural scoria (volcanic) rock cluster atop a scoria hill east of the town of Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming in September, 2009. No other Cutleaf Nightshade plants were seen in the area on this day. The cherry tomato - like fruits were found to mostly be growing in pairs on the underside of the leaves. The fruits very much resembled small unripe cherry tomatoes. The leaves were shiney green and there was no hairiness on the top surface of the leaves.
Dreyhundert auserlesene amerikanische Gewachse nach linneischer Ordnung..Nurnberg,Auf Kosten der Raspischen Buchh.,1785-88..biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3479959Tho often deadly, solanine found in nightshade sp. Solanum incanum used in Kenya 2 treat cutaneous mycotic infections biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3479959